Sherry Digmon

RPES students celebrate Black History
Students recite a poem, “Hey Black Child” By SHERRY DIGMONNews Publisher Through songs, skits, dance and recitations, students at Rachel Patterson Elementary School celebrated Black History Monday, February 28. The theme of the program was African History Is American History, presented by the second grade.Jehle Poindexter acted as Directress of Order and extended the Welcome to everyone. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Zaya Henderson, Aubrey Holland, Arlaysia Pete,…
Atmore man involved in Fla. bus crash
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An unidentified 75-year-old Atmore man suffered only minor injuries Monday (February 28) when his truck rolled over after crashing into an Escambia County, Fla. school bus.Florida Highway Patrol reports, which no longer include the names of drivers or injured passengers, show only that the Atmore man was driving a pickup truck when the accident occurred, around 9 a.m., on County Road 164, just east of…
Unleashing American energy is critical for national security
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – which is an act of pure evil – has further demonstrated how important it is for the United States to lead the world in producing and supplying energy to our allies instead of relying on bad actors like Russia to supply us and our allies with energy resources.Many of our NATO allies and our friends in Europe are in a tough position with Russia because…